KEVIN ABSTRACT - EMPTY
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2016
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EMPTY from Kevin Abstract’s sophomore album
‘American Boyfriend’
'Empty' on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/album/emp...
'Empty' on Spotify play.spotify.com/album/6KzBTy...
Directed by Kevin Abstract
DP Luis Panch Perez
Edit + Color by Henock Sileshi + Kevin Abstract
Produced by: Yours Truly Creative
Song produced by
Michael Uzowuru, BLACK MONDAY, and Romil Hemnani
THE SONG FROM THE BEGINNING IS SUMMER WTF KEVIN ABSTRACT CINEMATIC UNIVERSE RIGHT THERE
Alecreates how the hell they got that song just lying around like a year early
I literally just figured that out yesterday I was like what the heckk QJKSJXZHHFS
yoooo its summer bc thats the kids name that's giving helmet boy head
Alecreates My mind is blown.
Declan McIntosh he got caught out twice now lmao billy star
It’s hard being a homosexual rapper when everyone else is out here rapping about gang-banging, but this just shows how fearless Kevin Abstract really is, by making this art, he sets an example for other rappers that are artists in there own way.
Samuel Lejune that and the fact that he's actually talented and making true art makes me love his music and him as a person
most rappers of note dont talk about gang banging
couldn’t agree more
so true but i dont really know of many gang banging rappers that are actually relevant
have you not heard of Tyler?
I'm almost 51 years old and think this is a masterpiece.
That makes me happy
sinlab hell yeah
How you find out about this
sinlab your iconic
Its one of those sings you hear and by halfway through know it may become an all time favourite right?
Dear Kevin,
Thank you, I first saw this video in September of 2016, during the MOST painful time in my life. I had just moved from San Francisco to Phoenix. In my new school I was being bullied and had no friends. I was suffering from depression anxiety and OCD. I can not possibly describe how much mtv and Empty helped me through this time in my life ( I know this shit sounds corny but its the truth). When I would listen to your and Brockhampton’s music it would lift me up from these anxiety filled times and make my life so much easier. Thank you so much you have no idea how much you have helped me.
Ayo what school
Unmaster3d why?
@@emilyingram1650 I be in Phoenix too
Keep strong bro I love you
$uicideboy$, the real way to cope with depresssion and say fuckj you to every disoorder
It takes balls to express anything but heterosexuality in hip hop. You're gonna get hate, but every revolutionary idea scares the close minded initially. Keep it up, mad respect. Phenomenal music and visuals.
you have a misconception about hip hop, its zctully really progressive and all the big rappers preach love regardless of gender
Huey Blue really though? All this stuff came out of 70’s & 80’s gangs - If anyone was getting down on the same set I’m pretty sure those heads were hella quiet, or dealt with if exposed. Once battle rap came about, it became common occurrences to “disrespect a man” by ‘belittling’ him to being a girl, a homosexual or having his manhood taken away. By early 90’s f*#}%t was as common a word as “bitch” and both were used in tandem for expression of disrespect towards heterosexual males. It was hard enough to let women get involved in the games cause it was such a masculine machismo focused sport. The equality for all shit didn’t start to truly occur until after Eminem came out. Not because of him directly, no no no, but he did actually perpetuate it by claiming it to be ok to call people that word because it didn’t actually mean “you’re a homosexual” as much as it meant the lowest and most degrading thing you could think of. Of course, this didn’t sit well with the LGBTQ community and as time went on, tolerance for this started to slip and that’s when we started seeing rappers change and new rappers take sides for all levels of equality. Ultimately, rappers preaching equal rights and equal love didn’t start putting that stuff on wax until around the Obama years. Again, not directly related to him specifically, just a timeline of occurrences as it were. A specific reference to when it finally became cool to talk about that sort of thing publicly is directly at the time Macklemore dropped “Same Love” and Katy Perry with “Fireworks”. There were homosexual rappers that were out there during the 90’s (the rapper Caution is the first one to come to mind) and Milkbone came out before Eminem but no one was listening about equal hip-hop opportunities for white people post Vanilla Ice until Slim Shady hit the scene. So peace and one love cats outside of Caution and a few heads weren’t really accepting this equal love shit until those early mid 2000’s.
@@huey6248 stop lying to yourself
Huey Knew umm no. From a girls perspective...no. That’s bullshit.
@@JohnnyFromVirginia ..
YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD BE MY BOYYYY OOOOHHH YEAAAAAA IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER YOURE SO DIFFERENT FROM THE RESSTTT
Waiting for Kevin's Indie movie to drop...
IiHideI bruh they already got a short film called Billy star
TheFerventPsycho
yeah but like a feature length film
when im older i wanna be a director and ill try to put this song in ;)) but dReamS aRe dReaMs
IiHideI good news, I believe he’s working on one with Shia laboef
scroll up
my mom kicked me out for being a lesbian. sometimes it feels like I lost everything, it's so hard to support myself and I miss my little siblings so much. this song somehow feels incredibly crushing and also like a weight was lifted from my shoulders.
frog erman yo I just wanna say you're an inspiration and I hope you're getting on OK even if you aren't with your family anymore. I wish your mum had understood instead of making a decision such as that but it's been done and at the end of the day you still have positive people in your life. I hope you're doing good, keep being awesome 💜
thats so hard. im so sorry :( 💜💜❤️💚💙💜💜
I hope you’re doing okay now?
how are you now?
I hope you’re okay now 💙
i dedicate this song to the guy i love,, i love the way he smiles at me and i love his personality. thanks kevin abstract for making music for gay teens.
sweet
Y’all still together?
eh ok not even gay but still bump him
@@beepboop7084 bruh
eh ok awwwwww
loved this
welcome 2 tha family
DIS FOR NO JUMPER... oh wait...
ROPE GANG WE OUT HERE
No Jumper ROPE GANG
whens the interview?
Weird that youtube suggested this particular song to me tonight. I've never heard any of their songs before, but earlier I was just thinking about how I didn't go to my prom because of some homophobic shit.
Oh gee, I'm sorry that happened. Are you doing better now?
Coming from a straight guy, stay strong don't let them get to you
I wish I could stop being afraid of living
I wish I had the balls to kill myself
I wish god supported gayism
I wish I had a sandwich right now
Dontur Gaming same
Depressed Bean Don’t, stay strong and seek help
I thought he was just tired at the beginning. nvm.
🙊
oh my
paige lol i knew he was getting head lmaoo
paige lol I thought he was high
trashy sushi I thought he was high and getting head.
WE ARE ALL HERE AT THR BEGINNING OF HIS JOURNEY , ONE DSY HE WILL BE #1 ON THE CHARTS AND WE ARE HERR TO SSY WE WSTCHED IT ALL HAPPEN
YESSSS 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Yes I'm glad I caught him right here
FRRR
its true
Bridgetann Smotek drugs came out a while ago didn't it?
My best friend joby showed me this song our freshman year. He passed away a few years ago and it still has had the biggest effect on my life. He transcended gender norms and put a smile on the face of everyone he was around. I find the effect of brockhamton or “Kevin abstract” has a similar effect. It would mean more then you could possibly know if you named a song “joby”. He never got a funeral service or any type of ceremony that would lay him to rest. I’ve done a personal service but am afraid it isn’t enough. Having a song about him by a group that he could feel truly represented by is the best way I could think of. Please consider this genuine proposition.
With all love
-levi
I’m really late to this album, but the hook is one of the most crushingly beautiful things I’ve heard in so long.
Marshall Bliss This whole album is rlly underrated . One of my all time favorites. And the story he tells is beautiful. I’m happy new ppl r finding it
It turned me bi
At 2:58 when Kevin walks away I feel that shit like I feel what he would be feeling
Petesey Valdez helmet boy*
lol
Michelle Tellez hi
Michelle Tellez when r u coming back from fresno
yo get off of youtube
I neeed this version of SUMMER
yes
Ikr
Deadass
RIGHT OH MY GOD
oh my god pls
Most people won't get this cuz they haven't watched Billy star; but when helmet boy was with Summer at the pool, he took off his helmet which was him finally showing Summer that he loved him too bcuz Summer was practically always trting to force it off his head, and when Summer didn't look it broke Kevin's heart.
wtf i watched billy star and didn’t get that that’s so sad
3:14 always gives me chills, the quick switch between music to no music and the people singing and the “in loving memory Summer LaBeouf” is just so chilling for some reason but in a good way
It makes my stomach drop, feels weirdly intimate. Like receiving that phone call in the dead of the night knowing exactly what it’s going to be for.
Yeah and the lyrics “empty home” hurt my chest
S/O TO ROMIL I LOVE THAT THICK EYEBROWED BOY
ROMIL FAM WE OUT HERE
Funny seeing u here akiro
you can always catch me ahead of the curb when it comes to music and clothes 🙏🏻 i c u bro
Akiro Style lmao man, I s2g I only got this YT recommendation because i'm following your channel. thanks, you're the musical plug for real.
lel
very very dope
ay justin you really gotta make a playlist or something, you have really good taste fam
Aye it's Justin!
This video reminded me of your work man.
You should make more concept driven videos. The vlogs are cool, but it would be cool to see your ideas in video form
Aye Justin !
im so happy to see more lgbt representation in the rapper comunity
There's actually a bunch of gay rappers
Theres tyler the creator and Frank ocean
@@codydanielsen5675 I don’t think Tyler, the creator is actually gay. He just likes trolling with his fans
@@nuraz5202 I’m pretty sure he’s bi-sexual
@@nuraz5202 his sexuality isn't something a 30 year old would "troll" about for almost 4 years now
@@lawea9113 He started it with his last album IGOR, not 4 years ago. 🤦♂️
More visibility for the Black LGBTQ+ community, thank you for this rapper. :-)
Don’t mix the BTQ+ nonsense with LG
@@silloweet what
@@silloweetfinally someone said it
@@blind.man.1 um as a gay person no? Like horrible take?
@@silloweet man wants the accronym to match a tv brand
this is just what kevin abstract needed.. i feel like this is gonna give him a good push of recognition
yeah I guess when you promote homosexuality 😕that will have you winning and give you the attention you need
Do you criticize every other music video for promoting heterosexuality ? What the fuck does that even mean ?
+Cartier Cray Bitch you sound dumb
he's being himself, homosexuality is not praised in any part of the world. don't be ignorant...
Ignorant ignorant always saw im ignorant on god love it when you saw im ignorant
Kevin Abstract will go far
NJ I hope so, he's great
Yep
visionary
He’s getting there
Masterpiece
Andrew Insolita i love your videos
yo andrew love ur vids
this song is my entire life thanks
Hehe u gay
@@joeyp9306 bruh some girl said this is the song she thinks of me as😕
@@ShlimeBaller damn bahahaha that’s thought bruh
I just found myself on this very aesthetically pleasing side of youtube
Minnie Mia 1K likes but no replies
wtf does that mean
bitch
Minnie Mia me too
What she dew???
First song I heard from him and
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT 🔥💫🔥🔥
[Verse]
Sweaty palms as I walk down this empty road
I got a mom but we ain't spoke and I don't know
I had a heart that don't speak to me anymore
And life get hard but these last days mean many more
I'm just tryna get my bands up
While you running through the banners
I don't understand us, you should find your way home
I hate my yearbook photo
I hate my passport, I hate my last name
I hate everything it stands for, I should probably fucking transfer
Blue and brown JanSport, tired of public transport
I never went to prom, now I'm stuck on the dance floor
Just holding your hand, just holding your hand
[Chorus]
And I'll be (I'll be)
Right outside your front door on my 12 speed (my 12 speed)
I got your emotions tattooed on my sleeve (my sleeve)
I think about you all the time, I've waited for you all my life
I need you right here by my side
[Bridge]
Blowin' off my mom, I don't wanna go home
I'd rather be alone, I don't wanna go home
It's getting really late so I gotta go home
Mom's blowin' up my phone so I gotta go home
I love my mom, I hate my boyfriend
Say I love my mom (I love my mom, I love my mom)
Say I hate my boyfriend (but I love my mom)
[Chorus]
And I'll be (I'll be)
Right outside your front door on my 12 speed
I got your emotions tattooed on my sleeve
I think about you all the time, I've waited for you all my life
I need you right here by my side
I'll be (I'll be)
Right outside your front door on my 12 speed (my 12 speed)
I got your emotions tattooed on my sleeve (my sleeve)
I think about you all the time, I've waited for you all my life
I need you right here by my side
[Outro]
Empty home
Empty, empty, empty home
I wanna be American
My family’s gone, but I don’t care because I love 'em
He was twenty years old when he dropped this, wow
PEOPLE .. HEY LISTEN PEOPLE .. IF YOU KNOW SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW SOME PEOPLE .. SHARE THIS MAN .. HE'S SPECIAL
very much love everything about this. great video, great song, great everything
oh shit I know this guy
yooo the movie guy likes music too!???
Karstenthony Runquistano
2:27. Best part ever.
That's why i feel alive
JESUS: "you caught me doing something I should've never been caught with"
There's such a sad story strung through the songs
THE HEAD STILL GOOD THOOOOO
THE HEAD STILL GOOD THOOOOO
"Head is head is head" -Ameer Vann
I REMEMBER YOU SAID TO LISTEN TO THE SONG AT THE END I LISTEN TO IT EVERYDAY .
WHAT SONG IS IT
ME TOO
thanks. the vibes on that track are amazing
The fact that his parents did know he was gay until they watched this video makes me want to laugh so hard. They must have been really fucking surprised lol
i hope they're supportive tho
coming back to this now just makes me so extremely sad, i miss this
THIS HAS THE DANKEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
I missed music like this
Hari Lol where'd it go before?
Hari same but now we got Kevin, Frank Ocean and Tyler The Creator
NolanNorth it doesn't take much effort to find great music. just takes some effort. tyler the creator, frank ocean, kanye's old stuff, especially late registration if you like this type of music, kendrick, earl sweatshirt, isaiah rashad, j.i.d, injury reserve, so much more. dont listen to music unless you like it, so look deep to find music you like
Been thinking about this song lately
same
In 10 years this will be seen as an iconic piece in musical history. So beautiful both visually and in audio.
ready for this to be iconic
already is iconic tbh
The part at the pool reminded me of barb from stranger things
i was think the same thing bro
Same brother
SAME
same
YESS YESS
a year later and and i’m still bumping this
here in 2020. This is so crazy to me how American Boyfriend is nearly four years old. so much has happened between that time. I really am disappointed because I loved brockhampton but they are so problematic and have fell off. I wouldnt take back the time i supported them though. they really did bring me happiness because at 11 years old I would play this song nonstop in 2016. i havent grown up much.. because im still not that old yet, but i miss my past self and this era in general.
this comment really hit me, i hope youre having a good day, whoever you are :)
@@zaartz2305 thanks i appreciate it u as well :))
weren’t the allegations cleared up a while ago tho
Kevin, please don't stop putting in work, man.
all of this music video is golden and tbh I think that kevin should make his own coming of age movie because I would watch the shit outta that
came for the Luis Perez video and left with something so much deeper than I expected, thank you for sharing your loss and pain. Being true out loud in such an honest way, looking at the amount of people inspired is what its all about. Living at this intersection we deal with so much heavy stuff that we can't fully express in either world all while living a fraction of ourselves
huge regret not going to the fonda theatre man, kevin might just be my fav artist of all time, so emotional with his stuff, favorite singing voice rapping voice hes got it all man. I think kevin, logic and saba are the only artists i have followed before some type of main stream success, and kevins my fav man, again the emotion in the music, relatablity, replayability of these songs and skills/talent. that soulful soft singing, the anrgy screaming, the witty cool swag rapping.
I just learned who Kevin Abstract is
Andres Fontan He lost a fan. I wish he wasn't gay. now all his music is trash to me. this song wasn't even good tho. weak style and wack verses. his music he put out when his first put out music was way better.
Roman Marquez - Denver Come on man. Don't be petty. Yeah, I didn't like this video but I'm not going to be homophobic or call him a faggot. You shouldn't also degrade his music or him as an artist.
Andres Fontan ya true, but I don't like the fact the kids, teens, and young adults look up to him and he shows a vid of him getting head from a guy that passed away. ain't nobody want their kids looking up to this so called "artist"
Roman Marquez - Denver You know, I can understand where you're coming from. However, and not to be rude, you should just keep that to yourself. But I like the video just as much as you do. This shit is unsettling.
Andres Fontan i honestly would have kept it to myself but i didn't see anyone else in the comments say anything about the way I felt.. and I know I'm not the only one who feels this way
"anthony fantano remind me of a boiled egg" - romil hemnani
"anthony fantano built like a lemon" - romil hemnani
"i fuck with anthony fantano his head reminds me of squidwards" - romil hemnani
"anthony fantano look like a diaper" - romil hemnani
I remember hitting Kevin up on ask and asked him his opinion on Fantano. If I remember correctly he said, "smart guy." I love Fandoogle and I love Kevin, but we gotta respect opinions lmao. Kevin fans are wild.
Tommy Scafidi Humpty Dumpty head ass
this is one of those songs you wish you could rediscover and relisten to like it was the first time you heard it.
this is the only song that makes me cry currently
im calling it now, it's Kevin's time 2016 baby
thank you twitter for showing me this lovely man.
Dear Brockhampton, thank you for making me feel better
Legendary way to come out.
Just waiting for Anthony Fantano to comment
he referenced the song on twitter indirectly.
Y'all check josh a nigga spits flames
fantano took a rare L today
bitch fantano's existence is an L
He said in his new video that he actually really likes the song.
hell yeah this is dope
was gonna comment but you fucking nailed it
Every time when 2018 music fans describe something as ‘dope’.
Do your thing Kevin, We're all rooting for your success back in Corpus Christi!
IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER
HOW CAN ANYONE DISLIKE THIS AMAZING PIECE OF GENIUS! Thank you so much Ian Simpson for making me the happiest I've ever been this whole year. I cannot thank you enough! I just want to hug you and everyone who made this!
I love the use of color, adds a layer to the story telling that helps visually distinguish different locations and moods
REPOST:"It’s hard being a homosexual rapper when everyone else is out here rapping about gang-banging, but this just shows how fearless Kevin Abstract really is, by making this art, he sets an example for other rappers that are artists in there own way." --- Thanks MT amg for making this statement!!
TheeSHRRTLeSSVLOG saw that lol
Holy shit! At the start it's playing SUMMER from saturation ii! They wrote it years ago!
SlushPuppy your a fan of gorillaz,
Same
videos a work of art
this is soon gonna be a cult classic
Hey Kev. Just want to thank you for this video, this song, this album, and just everything that this represents to me. I was in love with someone around this time that made life very confusing. I don’t know what I would’ve done without you. Thank you❤
The song at the start is SUMMER from saturation II!
Dan Stockton that’s a different version tho
Its team
Cranater 1234 it’s summer
It just started and I'm already in love with this
Tyler Okonma gon love this shit.
ROY BLAIR DID ADDITIONAL VOCALS+WRITING CHECK OUT HIS MUSIC
Tyler 'The Fangirl' yesss
I love him ♥
It’s been a little less than a year since I found this video and BROCKHAMPTON and Kevin in general and just wow if only I knew how much they would change my taste in music and my life
YESSS EMPTY
Let's get this shit trending
The replay value on this song is through the roof
You guys deserve so much artistic props for putting this story together. This song.. the Saturation series.. Billy Star. It's all so beautiful.
Helmet boy really blew up after all.
Don't forget they finished filming a 1 hour 45mins feature film which they are making the soundtrack for and releasing a fourth album called team effort they are amazing and their work ethic is fucking insane they deserve so much and they are finally getting it
TheFerventPsycho Yeah, that's what I mean with Billy Star. I'm glad it seems to be paying off for them.
I want this guy to blow up so bad (no pun intended)
basedgodthankyou Watch Billy Star. Trust me...
Aaron Harvey Jesus Christ.. this dude saw the future.
Bayrock not really he had a bit of a boost but that was it
This guy is a genius
Man this video plus the song gives me chills every time.
and the outro too woooh !!! ahh this is crazy
I love this song so much! Keep making music, you're going places!
dude you dont understand how much i connect with this song
aghh!!! this made me watery eyed, the lyrics really hit home.
This is moving, well done.
Michael Uzowuru, who produced this, also produced a lot of Frank Ocean's Blonde!
Honestly at 2:30 I was ready for the demogorgan to come and get her like barb from stranger things
him*
Shark Punch That's a character's name from the stranger things. Barbara
Shark Punch oh lol my bad i kind of forgot that she was forgotten too. The irony
For like the past two years, whenever if be at the peak of a breakdown whether it be bcs of myself or my family, id always listen to this song,
Thanks Kevin.
I remember when this song only had a few thousand views I'm so proud of you Kevin you got where you wanted to get
great story and visuals!
That pool scene is incredible.
You are elevating rap back to an art. Art can tell all stories and the music of my youth fell into a rut. Glad I'm back.
this album will always be one of my favorite things to ever have existed i swear
Oh shit !!! You did that!!!
YES
i need a DEEP analysis on this video, i loved it so much
WHY WAS I SLEEPING ON THIS WHAT THE HELL HAVE I BEEN DOING JUST NOW DISCOVERING ALL THESE FINE ASS ARTISTS
im getting a childish gambino/frank ocean vibe from this
amanda I don’t listen to him but holy fuck he is a childish gambinl frank ocean love child
amanda: there is such a childish gambino vibe.YUS!
It’s ‘cause he’s their love child